Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Peng Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 114, Entry 16 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced peng. Identical to the character for friend (peng). Guanzi (Guanzi), Chapter on Young Officials: Training them with scattered groups of associates (peng) and offices. Commentary: The word peng is similar to a group or company. Liu Ji's commentary states: It is simply the character for friend. Also a surname. History of the Han (Hanshu): Nanshan bandits Peng Zong and hundreds of others. Also from Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced peng (falling tone). A personal name. Table of Princes and Marquises in the Former Han (Qianhan Wangzihou Biao): Marquis Chengyang, Peng.